Expectations of patients and physicians regarding patient-accessible medical records

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Ross, Stephen E ^a,c   Todd, Jamie ^a   Moore, Laurie A ^b   Beaty, Brenda L ^b   Wittevrongel, Loretta ^a   Lin, Chen Tan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized; Medical records; Medical records systems; Patient access to records; Physician patient relations; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINORITY GROUP; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 29144525027     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7.2.e13     Document Type: Review

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